Shoe-polishing kit.



r No. 889,532.

MTENTED JUNE 2, 1908,'V

L. R. LOUGHBOROUGH. SHOE POLISHING K11".

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24.1907.

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No. 889,532. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

. L. R. LOUGHBOROUGH.

SHOE POLISHING KIT. APPLOATION FILED JUNE 24.1907.

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SHOE-POLIsHrnG KIT.

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Patented .rune 2, A190s.

Application led June 24,f1907. Serial No. 380,400.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEROY R. LOUGH- BOROUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Polishing Kits, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to the 'shoe' brush and blacking cases commonly known as polishing kits. Its object is the production of a neat, convenient and inexpensive kit of this kind which can be carried 1n the pocket Orrin a traveling grip, knapsack or similar receptacle.

In the accompanying drawings consisting of 2 sheets: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device with the brush projected and the olishing cloth Withdrawn. Fig. 2 is a simiar view, showing the cover o en, the brush folded into the box and the c oth wound on the spring roller. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the box. Fig. 4 is an elevation thereof, viewed from the end containing the rolled polishing cloth. Fig. 5 is a transverse section in line 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of thespring roller and its cloth-attaching device.

Similar letters of reference'indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A indicates the rectangular box or inclosing case of the kit whiclrmay be constructed of thin sheet metal. front and rear walls but no end walls. The top of the case is closed by a cover B hinged to the rear wall and preferably provided at its front edge with a depending ange b which overlaps the front wall. This flange and the front wall may be provided with a suitable catch or locking device for keepin the cover closed, such as ateat c on said wal which springs' into an indentation c1" in the flan e.

ithin the case is placed a boxOf blacking D which .may extend from the front to the rear Wall of the case but terminates short of its open ends. The cover D1 of this blacking box is preferably carried by the cover of the case and consists of a plate' 0f sheet metal of suitable dimensions secured centrally to said main cover by rivets d or other means. Its lateral edges are free and normally raised or curved away from the main cover, as shown in Fig. 2, so that upon closing the main cover the raised marginal portions of the concave blacking-box cover are sprung or iattened forming a tight closure.

It has a bottom and' by contact with the upper edges of the side walls of the blacking box, as shown in Fig. 3,

E indicates acleaning or polishing brush arranged transversely in` one of the open ends of the case A and capable offolding inwardly for concealing and protecting lits bristles, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, or outwardly for projecting its bristles beyond thef end of the case, as shown by full lines inFi land by dotted lines in Fig. 3. For ,thls purpose, the brush-stock is provided yat its ends with pivots e journaled inopenings in the front and rear walls of the case, the brushV being preferably so arran ed that When folded mto the case, the bac flush with the end of the case. vIn this pos'ition, the stock forms practically an end wall for the case which aids in excluding the atmosphere at that point, preventing unnecessary drying of the blacking. 1 I

vF indicates a small brush or` dauberffor applying the blacking or polish t'o the shoes. r-l\ e dauber is removably attached to the inner side of the main cover B by two pairs of spring-clasps g, or other suitable holders.

A space of sufficient width to receive the dau er is left between the blacking box D and the reversible brushl E, andthe clasps g are arranged inline with this space so that` ulpon closing the main cover the clasps and t of its stockis= e dauber enter the space, as shown 1n Fig. 3. These clasps are preferably formed inf tegral with the plate gliinterposed between the main cover -B and the auxiliary cover D1 and hgdin place by the same rivets .which fasten the auxiliary cover to the main one..

H indicates a polishing stri of cotton or other suitable materialadapte to be rubbed back and forth over the shoe after applying the' polish or blacking in a well known mannen This strip is normally wound upon a spring-roller I arranged in the open end ofl t e case opposite that end inwhich thereversible brush is located. As shown in Figs.

3 and 5, this .roller is hollow and journaled on a stationary transverse rod or shaft .jar-

ranged in openings inl the front and rear walls of the case A. y

jl indicates a spiral spring secured at its endsto the rodvand the roller, respectively', ,f

so that when the strip is withdrawn from the case for use, as showg in Fig. 1, the spring is strained, while up n releasing the strip,

anner. The strip may the spring automatijclly winds 1t upon the roller, in an obvious blacklng.

' E is folded back into t be attached to the roller by any suitable means, the preferred device shown in the drawings consisting of a serrated bar i2 secured lengthwise to the roller by means of lips ja arranged at its ends and engaging notches-in the ends of the roller. The inner end of the strip is doubled around the toothed edge of said bar. The outer end of the strip has a metallic binding clip c consisting preferably of a strip of sheet metal doubled around a rod or wire cl. The body of this clip is of the proper length to fit between the front and rear walls of thecase, while its bight or bent portion is provided at its ends with lugs or extensions k2 adapted to interlock with undercut notches 7c3 formed inthe ends of said walls near the bottom of the case, so as to render the lclip accessible and preventits being drawn up under the cover B. To permit the clip to be easily grasped, the bottom of the case is provided in its adjacent edge with a notch Z. By this construction, the clip and the strip serve also to close the adjacent end of the case, thus aiding in excluding the atmosphere from the In the use of this improved kit, after opening the cover B, the main brush E is reversed toits projecting position, as shown in Fig. 1, the cover is again closed and the dust &c., removed from the shoes by means of said brush, the case serving as a handle for the same. Blacking is next applied to the shoe by means of the dauber, after which the cover is again closed and the polishin strip withdrawn, and 4rubbed back and fort over the shoe, the case A and the clip 7c serving as handles for manipulating the strip. Upon releasing the stripbit is automatically wound upon the roller as efore described.

When the kit is no lon er required, the brush ecase and the cover` closed. In this condition, the blacking box, the dauber F and the bristles of the main brush E are wholly incased and hidden from view and the polishing strip is compactly wound up in one end of the case, producing a neat and comparatively small package which can' be carried in the similar receptacle.

y I claim as my invention:

1. A shoe polishing kit, comprising a box or case open at opposite ends and having a movable cover, a retractable brush arranged' in one of the open ends of the case and ca apocket or in a Satchel or ble of projectmg beyond the same, a ro er arranged in the other open end of the case,

Q and a polishing strip wound on said roller,

substantially as set forth.

2. A shoe polishing kit, comprising an open-ended box or case having a movable cover, a spring-roller arranged in the open end of the case, and a po ishing stri attached to the roller,substantially as set orth.

3. A shoe polishing kit, comprising an open-ended box or case having a movable cover, a spring-roller arranged in the open end of the case, and a polishing strip attached to the roller and provided at its free end with means constructed to interlock with the case, substantially as set forth.

4. A shoe polishing kit, comprising an open-ended box or case provided 1n the ends of its front and rear walls with locking notches, a spring-roller arranged in the open end of the case, and a polishing strip attached to the roller and provided at its free end with lateral projections arranged to interlock with said notches, substantially as set forth.

- 5. A shoe-polishing kit, comprising an open-ended box or case provided in the ends of its front and rear walls with locking notches, a spring-roller arranged in the openend of the case, and a polishing strip attached to the roller and having at its free end a clip which is provide'd with lateral extensions arran ed to interlock with said notches, substantia y as set forth.

6. A shoe polishing kit comprising a box or case' having a hinged cover, a main brush pivoted in one end of the case, a blackin-g box arran ed in the case and separated from said main rush by an intervening spaceand a dauber removably arranged on the inner side of said cover'opposite said space and constructed to enter the same, substantially as set forth.

7. A shoe polishing kit comprising a box or case having a hinged cover, a main brush ivoted in one end of the caseh a blacking ox arranged in' the case and separated from said main brush by an intervening space, and dauber-holding clasps arranged on the inner side of said cover in line with said space, sube stantially as set forth.

8. In a shoe-polishing device, a case having a hinged cover, a blacking box arranged in said case, and an elastic cover for the blacking box secured to the inner side of said 'hinged cover and having the marginal portions thereof normally bent away frorn the main cover and arranged to bear against the upper edge of the blacking box whenl the main cover is closedsubstantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 15th day of June,

LEROY R. LOUGHBOROUGH. Witnesses:

` D. CURTIS GANO,

W. F. WINTERBOTHAN. 

